Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
पितरस्तस्य तुष्यंति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । पुष्करेषु च यत्पुण्यं कुरुक्षेत्रे रविग्रहे
pitarastasya tuṣyaṃti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam | puṣkareṣu ca yatpuṇyaṃ kurukṣetre ravigrahe
त्याचे पितर महाप्रलयापर्यंत तृप्त राहतात। पुष्करात जे पुण्य, आणि कुरुक्षेत्रात सूर्यग्रहणकाळी जे पुण्य—
Nārada
Tirtha: Mokṣeśvara/Brahmeśa-associated tīrtha (implied)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A devotee offers water oblations to ancestors; behind him appear emblematic visions of Puṣkara’s lake and Kurukṣetra’s sacred plain under a solar eclipse, signifying equivalent merit.
FAQs
Service to the ancestors performed at a supremely praised tīrtha yields enduring satisfaction and vast merit.
Brahmeśa tīrtha is being elevated by comparison to Puṣkara and Kurukṣetra (especially at eclipse time).
The verse continues the pitṛ-focused promise (from piṇḍa-dāna); it highlights eclipse-time merit as a benchmark for comparison.